Enlightenment: To Go Along With
American Revolution
I.
Tension & Revolution
A. Enlightenment
•
John Locke
B. Influence in America
Key Terms
• Compact Theory
• Deism
The Enlightenment
• Intellectual movement where individuals applied
rational/scientific thought to the world in which they
lived
Weather Patterns
Enlightenment & Role Of Government
Compact Theory
1. All have natural rights of
life, liberty & property
2. To protect rights, people
establish a government
with limited powers
3. The people have the right
to revolt if the government
oversteps its powers
John Locke
(1632-1704)
Enlightenment
(In The Colonies)
• Ben Franklin & Thomas Jefferson =
Enlightened thinkers
• Both were influenced by Deism
– A Supreme Being created the
universe
– Universe then operated without
Divine interference
– Supported religious freedom
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Enlightenment: To Go Along With
American Revolution
I.
Tension & Revolution
A. Enlightenment
•
John Locke
B. Influence in America
Key Terms
• Compact Theory
• Deism